ENTERTAINMENT

Copenhagen, Denmark | THE INDEPENDENT |  Victoria Larsen, Miss Supranational Denmark, has achieved an impressive Top 5 finish in the #MissInfluencer Opportunity at Miss Supranational 2024. This remarkable accomplishment highlights her growing influence and her exceptional ability to connect with audiences through social media. Announced via Instagram, Larsen’s advancement to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the weekend, Pilsner Lager – a brand of the Uganda Breweries Limited – joined the Kwegoza Avenue, a vibrate celebration of the Bunyoro and Tooro Culture at the UMA ground Lugogo. This year Pilsner Lager joined the celebrations with great excitement by setting …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Afri Art and Fashion Show 2024 concluded here on Saturday, with more than 15 local artisans and designers showcasing African fashion works with traditional and modern elements, eye-catching to the public. Themed “Celebrating Timeless Beauty,” the annual event exhibited a diverse range of African-inspired …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roast and Rhyme Nyam on the Nile edition took over Jinja city last weekend. The Swangz Avenue experience happened at new location, across the Nile Resort. On offer was top-notch Bell enjoyments, authentic Ugandan live music, savoury nyama choma and a novel spirits-village courtesy …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | “A Legend,” a Chinese domestic epic drama starring action movie icon Jackie Chan, came up third in the box office chart on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, the first day of its screening. The film pocketed 6.67 million yuan (934,959 U.S. dollars) on Wednesday. With …

BEIJING, China | Xinhua | Sam Quah’s latest crime thriller, “A Place Called Silence,” is experiencing robust box office revenue growth in the Chinese mainland, following the success of his 2019 hit “Sheep Without a Shepherd.” According to box office tracker Maoyan, the film grossed 111.71 million yuan on Saturday, …

MOSCOW | TASS | US rapper Kanye West has arrived in Moscow, producer Yana Rudkovskaya reported via her Telegram channel. “Kanye West is already in Moscow! This is super news! He stopped in the very heart of the capital! Fingers crossed on the Luzhniki show! I’ll bet if it takes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‘Kwiso Mu Cinema’ is becoming popular among youth in many suburbs of Kampala city – for a good reason. It is while enjoying publicly availed film and TV through the Kwiso Mu Cinema initiative,  that many of them are now getting information about sexual …

Artist uses line and colour to tame his emotions on canvas but also exploits the same technique to connect with his audience ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | An encounter with Paul Kasambeko Kaspa‘s paintings showing in a solo exhibition titled Tamed Emotions reveals his growth on canvas. The artist previously known …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Celebrated Ugandan radio and TV host Karitas Karisimbi is set to return to television with a reality TV Talk Show titled My Story. The show, which will air on Pearl Magic Prime on DStv and GOtv, delves into the lives of individuals who have …